Jon Marks continues his exploration of classic Japanese hi-fi in the latest issue of Hi-Fi Choice with a look back at early Pioneer CD players. And with nostalgia being increasingly popular in a time of downloads and iPods, our next blog entry promises a trip dow memory lane in the company of some legendary home-grown budget hi-fi systems of the 1960s. Among the highlights on offer will be a Philips stereophonic record player, Bush Arena hi-fi system, with Garrard deck and a reel-to reel tape recorder from Pye.

Watch this space!